| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiha Sithu | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yangon, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 |
Integrated Training School for Sports and Education | ||
| 2004-2008 | Ministry of Commerce FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Ayeyawady United | 83 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Yadanarbon | 45 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Shan United | 97 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000 | Myanmar U14 | ||
| 2005 | Myanmar U17 | ||
| 2005 | Myanmar U20 | ||
| 2009–2011 | Myanmar U23 | ||
| 2010–2018 | Myanmar | 37 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2017 | |||
Thiha Sithu (Burmese: သီဟစည်သူ) is a Burmese professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Shan United FC and Myanmar National Football Team. During his career, he played for Ministry of Commerce, Ayeyawady United and Yadanarbon. Within his 11 years of professional club career life, he contributed his all clubs to win nine champions along with five 1st runner ups. Sithu also set the Myanmar National League clean sheet record by not conceding a single goal for 14 matches in 2017.[2] and he was also winner of 2014 Myanmar National League Best Player award.[3]
Sithu started his international debut for U-14 Myanmar Youth National Team in 2000 and he represented Myanmar Youth National Team U-14, U-17, U-20, U23 and Myanmar National Team from 2000 to 2018.[4] Therefore, he was considered one of the long time starting goalkeepers in Myanmar.